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Recognised as Colour

#C260FA

  • #C260FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C260FA is a violet with RGB values 194, 96, 250 and HSL 278°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C260FA#C260FA
HEX#C260FA
RGBrgb(194, 96, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3765, 0.9804
RGB percentages76.1%, 37.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(278.2, 93.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 61.6%, 98%)
CMYK22.4%, 61.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,738,810
CSS custom property--colour: #C260FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3D9F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1989FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#508FF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98FA60
Analogous#7560FA, #FA60E5
Triadic#FAC260, #60FAC2
Split complementary#E5FA60, #60FA75
Tetradic#FA7560, #98FA60, #60E5FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF4FF
Lighter +20%#E8C3FD
Lighter +10%#D591FC
Darker −10%#AF2FF8
Darker −20%#9907ED
Darker −30%#7906BB
Darker −40%#59048A
More saturated +25%#C35BFF
Less saturated −25%#BC75E6

Channel breakdown

R194
G96
B250
Red194 (76.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)93.9%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 60 · B FA

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